Chapter 14 Medical Terminology Study Guide

Front 1

study of drugs

Back 1

pharmacology

Front 2

what the drug is made of

Back 2

checmical name

Front 3

one name that the drug is known universally

Back 3

generic name

Front 4

name the drug co. gives it

Back 4

brand name

Front 5

have to have the script

Back 5

prescription drugs

Front 6

off the shelf

Back 6

over-the-counter drugs

Front 7

east to get addicted to
-illegal
-prescription

Back 7

conrolled substance

Front 8

mouth

Back 8

oral

Front 9

under the tongue

Back 9

sublingual

Front 10

inhale thru nose or mouth

Back 10

inhalation

Front 11

needles

Back 11

parenteral

Front 12

across the skin

Back 12

transdermal

Front 13

rectum or anus

Back 13

rectal

Front 14

rub on

Back 14

topical

Front 15

within the muscle

Back 15

intramuscular

Front 16

within the vein

Back 16

intravenous

Front 17

under the skin

Back 17

subcutaneous

Front 18

medicine should not be used with certain medical conditions

Back 18

cointraindication

Front 19

pill w/no medicine

Back 19

placebo

Front 20

before meals

Back 20

AC

Front 21

twice a day

Back 21

BID

Front 22

with

Back 22

C

Front 23

and

Back 23

ET

Front 24

drop/s

Back 24

GT/GTT

Front 25

at bedtime

Back 25

HS

Front 26

nothing by mouth

Back 26

NPO

Front 27

after meals

Back 27

PC

Front 28

by mouth

Back 28

PO

Front 29

as needed

Back 29

PRN

Front 30

once a day/everyday

Back 30

QD

Front 31

everyhour

Back 31

QH

Front 32

four times a day

Back 32

QID

Front 33

without

Back 33

S

Front 34

at once

Back 34

stat

Front 35

3 times a day

Back 35

TID

Front 36

verbal order

Back 36

VO

Front 37

med. doc. prescribe medication

Back 37

psychiatry

Front 38

testing, therapy

Back 38

psychology

Front 39

repeats an action

Back 39

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Front 40

eating disorders, refuses to eat

Back 40

anorexia nervosa

Front 41

eating disorders, binge eat-vomitting-laxitives

Back 41

bulimi

Front 42

anterior/posterior front to back

Back 42

AP view

Front 43

dye

Back 43

barium

Front 44

at an angle

Back 44

oblique

Front 45

back to front

Back 45

PA view

Front 46

slice on a computer

Back 46

CT/CAT

Front 47

sound

Back 47

ultrasound

Front 48

motion

Back 48

PET

Front 49

basic X-ray

Back 49

radiology

Front 50

radioactive materials/SCAN

Back 50

nuclear medicine

Front 51

magnets

Back 51

MRI

Front 52

activities of daily living

Back 52

ADL

Front 53

range of motion

Back 53

ROM

Front 54

treatment to get to best potential

Back 54

rehabilitation

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medical doctor

Back 55

anesthesiologist

Front 56

nurse giving anesthetic

Back 56

nurse anesthetist

Front 57

anesthesias whole body

Back 57

general

Front 58

anesthesias half of the body

Back 58

local

Front 59

anesthesias very small area

Back 59

topical

Front 60

applying heat to stop bleeding

Back 60

cauterization

Front 61

stopped bleeding

Back 61

hemostasis

Front 62

around,before, during, after surgery

Back 62

perioperative

Front 63

after surgery

Back 63

postoperative

Front 64

before surgery

Back 64

preoperative

Front 65

close a wound or incision

Back 65

suture

Front 66

study of tumor

Back 66

oncology

Front 67

life threatening

Back 67

benign vs. malignant

Front 68

not cancer

Back 68

begign

Front 69

is cancerous

Back 69

malignant

Front 70

cancerous tumor

Back 70

carcinoma

Front 71

lower the number, the better

Back 71

staging (TNM)

Front 72

cancer has spread

Back 72

metastasis

Front 73

sickness

Back 73

morbidity

Front 74

death

Back 74

mortality

Front 75

medical term for tumor

Back 75

neoplasm

Front 76

symptoms are gone

Back 76

remission

Front 77

does not cure, helps get rid of the symptoms

Back 77

palliative therapy

Front 78

biopsy

Back 78

BX

Front 79

cancer

Back 79

CA

Front 80

tumor, nodes & metastases

Back 80

TNM